[BCFSN] FW: Last chance - complete email demanding STOP Bill 24 and next steps

[Women's Food and Water Initiative]

Brilliant message Jim.

You really nailed it how important local government is in the securing 
of our BC grown food system.

November 15 is a critical date for this social movement for food 
security in a rapidly changing climate.

Urban Farming Bylaws that pro-actively connect rural and urban farming 
are vital.

Farmers are such a small segment of the population but everyone has to eat.
We have to get the eaters to take action in spite of having become so 
used to going to the market and
being able to buy anything we desire.

During WW2 the UK government had a Ministry of Food, the rules were very 
strict and breaking them
was not only a serious crime but a moral and social one too.
We will need to do something similar.

We'll be so sorry if we drop this ball, so miserably sorry. Jen FB

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> From: Jim Wright
> Subject: FW: Last chance - complete email demanding STOP Bill 24 and 
> next steps
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> For those who aren’t on the Farmland Protection Coalition list, I’m 
> forwarding their message of early this morning. A follow-up message to 
> me said that people had quickly started clicking on the WCEL link, 
> which is good. It ain’t over till well after it’s over. In the FPC 
> message, I love the quick transition after “RIGHT NOW!! that reflects 
> that philosophy.
>
> Jim
> With a tip of the cap to Yogi Berra for the original: “It ain’t over 
> till it’s over.”
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> From: Farmland Protection Coalition
> Subject: Last chance - complete email demanding STOP Bill 24 and next 
> steps
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> To Farmland Protection Coalition supporters,
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> Tell the BC Liberal MLAs you do *NOT* consider the *DEBATE* *OVER* on 
> *Bill 24*, the Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act. *Today, 
> *Thurs. May May 29th, the BC Liberals, just after 5 pm, will* end 
> debate and force a vote. *
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> *Action:* Complete a new West Coast Environmental Law 
> <http://FarmlandProtection.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ac53a43a5b6684fe584482a41&id=5073bdd745&e=6e1bc1e25c> 
> *email form 
> <http://FarmlandProtection.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ac53a43a5b6684fe584482a41&id=5687a77f1e&e=6e1bc1e25c> 
> *and tell BC Liberal MLAs, Opposition Agriculture Critic Nicolas 
> Simons and your MLA you support *continuing the debate*, and you want 
> the MLAs to *VOTE DOWN Bill 24!*
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> *SHARE *this *ACTION *with* 2 friends RIGHT NOW!!*
>
> And today, note this important date: *Tuesday, May 9, 2017* *VOTE* in 
> the next *BC provincial election*.
>
> And win or lose, this battle against Bill 24 has shown us that we need 
> *MORE STRATEGIES* to *SAVE OUR FARMLAND *beyond the ALR.
>
> If we really want to preserve and expand our local farmland base and 
> create real local food security and increase local food production we 
> need to *make local food and farmland a huge issue in the upcoming BC 
> local government elections on Sat. November 15th.* If we want to 'Go 
> Local' in where we shop, where we produce our food, we must 'Go Local' 
> in our political engagement and *VOTE* and be involved in our local 
> governments. Voter turnout in 2011 local elections province wide in BC 
> was on average about 30% whereas in the last 2009 provincial election 
> just over 50% and in the last federal election in 2011 just over 60% 
> of eligible voters cast a ballot.
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> We need a variety of strategies to protect farmland that could include 
> our local and municipal governments creating zoning and bylaws that 
> could serve functions similar to the restricted land use zoning the 
> ALR has historically used to protect some of the best farmland in BC. 
> Another possible strategy is leveraging public and/or private capital 
> to buy farmland and protect it through community ownership in 
> partnership with local governments and/or farmland trusts.
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> Who will serve on your local government council is becoming 
> increasingly relevant in the battle to protect and increase our 
> farmland so remember to *VOTE LOCALLY on Sat. November 15th.*
>
> Sincerely.
> Farmland Protection Coalition Team
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